General Discussion

Community Manager Laura Genender recently had the opportunity to ask questions of Starr Long, the Producer of Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa to ask him some questions about what we can expect to see upcoming for the game.

MMORPG.com:	What kind of high end content is slated for Tabula Rasa? Will there be raids, and if so, can you give us some examples?
Starr Long:	We have already begun adding new maps starting with patch 1.3 with a new level 50 instance. We are hoping to get another couple in with patch 1.4. We also are going to work on multi-squad maps sometime “soon.” These will be maps that multiple groups can enter (instead of just one group).

Read the whole interview here.

So baically the main bulk of the expected content wont appear until 'later' meaning mid 2008 'it'll be complete' enough for many of those naysayers to come back, just after AoC is a 'complete diappointment' for them, good good *hides from the stoning* i kid i kid, but it's good news to know WHEN the stuff is out at least

they had better concentrate on customer relations and get their lazy gm's working or hire more. this game is like a drug, so interesting and yet so infurriating with the way the gm's handle things, i cant decide on a month by month payment or simply leave it alone......................

Originally posted by graill

they had better concentrate on customer relations and get their lazy gm's working or hire more. this game is like a drug, so interesting and yet so infurriating with the way the gm's handle things, i cant decide on a month by month payment or simply leave it alone......................

As to the high end content?  Well I'm no where near level 50 and I'm enjoying the game so far.  But if lvl 50 becomes raid mania and PVP, well I'll just move on.  I'm not interested in a who is uber and who has the better gear contest..

I would like to know what people expect for a level 50 to do?  If your not going to raid, and you don't want to PVP what else is there in a game to do?  Sure you can go out and RP, if that's your thing good.  I just can't understand what any one has to do once they get 50.  Sure you can farm the full set of purple armor and weapons, but then what?  yea you can mod them to the max, ok all of that is great, but there is no instance that you have to work to finish, no amazing item that will drop, if the best you can get is Purple, then any one can get the best set of gear.  Now people can argue that having the perfect set of stats and effects on a weapon make it better than other ones, and I agree.  If there is nothing to use it on, no real PVP other than finding a clan and roaming the world looking for people in that clan to fight... well that just seems weak to me. 

This development team needs to get on the move, there are a LOT of MMOs out and a LOT more coming out soon.  This game is great when your level 25, try and get though the 40s and then tell me the game is just as fun, while there is nothing to work for at the end, and nothing new to look forward to when you get to 50.  Games don't have to launch complete and I don't expect them to, I do expect them to have a thought about what your players should be doing once they have no more experience to gain, and have something for them to do.

This is all rabble rabble! basically thanks for paying up front for our office supplies, monthly fees and oh by the way stick around so we can continue to strip you of your cash and we may just be able to afford some new ingame items! bah, rabble rabble is all i got out of this!